Navy Railgun

NEW RECRUIT

What do you think of the U.S. Navy's railgun, this weapon is an absolute BEAST! The weapon will fires a heavy metal projective at up to mach 7 (different tests with different types have shown different results), which means that the projectile would be able to reach a mile out in under a second!

MEMBER

Well it looks like a mighty powerful weapon. It seems like something the navy might need in order t keep oppopenents at bay. It looks like it creates a powerful blast and one that would send opponents reeling.

NEW RECRUIT

The US Navy's railgun project is honestly at the forefront of weapon development right now. Energy requirements are absolutely no problem with the prevalence of nuclear reactor-fitted warships using this. A nuclear reactor aboard a modern warship won't even notice the firing of this weapon.

What this weapon does bring is strength, reach, price and safety. The projectile's impact is comparable to a cruise missile strike, but is significantly cheaper. It has extreme potential for long-ranged damage and fair precision and on top of that, there is no need to waste large amounts of space storing explosive propellant base weaponry like there are today.

The only real concerns for the project are apparently cooling the rails and wear and tear on the rails.